The 2014 Components for Unmanned Vehicles – Marketing Guide and Directory is a companion volume to a recently published "UAV Marketing Directory" which was devoted to aerial systems. In addition, this report includes not only aerial but also ground, maritime, submarine, and satellite unmanned systems. Over 1,000 companies, organizations such as educational, research, development and testing and economic development organizations are included covering 100 different categories. An index is provided which places companies in various categories. The majority of companies included are component, materials, and subsystems equipment suppliers but also includes companies providing services, consulting, training, publishing, and other infrastructure suppliers. It is essentially a complete source of information on unmanned systems.

Since there is no market study on all the unmanned systems types, a Foreword is included in the report which is taken from the latest version of the DOD Roadmap on Unmanned Systems. This is the only estimate of the unmanned systems market available today. Even though the sequestration and recent budget cuts are now being implemented, the Roadmap does provide a good indication of market trends at least for the government markets.

The data collected and included in this report have been obtained by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. (IGI) from the best sources available. The index of products has been prepared based on company descriptions provided. Placement of companies in the various categories has been assigned by IGI. Corrections or additions should be forwarded to info@igigroup.com.

Being the first directory of its kind, it has included data presented at trade shows, in publications, company reports, and press releases but many companies probably have been missed. To remedy this situation, Information Gatekeepers plans periodic updates. If your company has been omitted and you would like to be included, send product descriptions, including contact information to info@igigroup.com.